The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-10-15
ELECTION
Proclamation.

Pursuant to an Act of General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en-
titled, "An act relating to the elections in
this Commonwealth" approved the 2nd
day of July, Ammo Domini, one thousand,
eight hundred and thirty-nine, and further
supplement to that Act approved January
3Oth, 1874, I, JAMES GALLAGHER,
Sheriff of the County of Carbon, Pennsyl-
vania, do hereby make known and give no.
tice, to the electors of the county aforesaid,
that on the FIRST TUESDAY, AFTER
THE FIRST MONDAY, OF NOvEM-
BER, being the
9th Day of November,
Ammo Domini, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-seven, at which time the fol-
lowing officers are to be voted for:
ONE PERSON FOR JUDGE OF THE SUP
RENE COURT Of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylyana
ONE PERSON FOR STATE TREASURER of
the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA.
ONE PERSON FOR COUNTY TREAsURERof
Carbon County.
ONE PERSON FOR REGISTER AND RE-
CORDER of Carbon County.
THREE PERSONS FOR COUNTY COMMISs-
IONERS Of Carbon County.
TWO PERSONS FOR AUDITORS Of Carbon
County.
ONE PERSON FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR of
Carbon County.
also make known and give notice that the
places of holding the aforesaid elections in the
several townships and bOroughs of the said COun
ty Will be respectively ut their places hereinafter
designated, to-wit;
The freemen residing in that part of Banks
township known as the Audedrled district. will
hold their election in the school house In Auden-
ried
The freemen residing i'm that part of Banks
township known as the Beaver Meadow district,
VIII hold their election at the school house at
Lewiston, in SAID township.
The freemen of the township of East Penn will
hold their election at the public house of Pen
| rose George, in said township.
The freemen residing in that part of Lower
IoWamensing township, known as the Mlport
district, will hold their election at the Millport
hotel In the village of Millp0rt in said township
The freemen residing in that part of Lower
Iowanienslng township, known as the Little
Gap district will hold their election at the public
house OF Robert A. Henryin the village of Little
Gap, in said township.
The freemen Of the township of Franklin will
hold their election at the public house of John
Rehrig, In said township.
The freemen of the Borough of Lehighton will
hold their election at the public house kept by
Jonathan k1Stler, in said Borough.
The freemen of the township of Lausanne will
hold their election at the female school house
Buck Mountain, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Lehgh will
mold their election in the school house IN Rock
port, in said township.
The ireeInen of the Borough OF Weatherly Will
hold their election at the public house of Silas
ii. Bittner in said township.
The freemen of the First Ward of the Borough
OF Mauch Chunk will hold their election at the
M sNf t1an
Borough
The freeman of the Second Ward of the Bor-
ough of Mauch Chunk viii hold their election at
the public house kept by friedrich Stahl in said
Borough
The freemen of the Borough of East Mauch
Chunk will hold their election at the public
house of Chester w. Haas, in said Borough.
The freemen of the township of Mahonlng
VIII hold their election at the public house of
Thompson j. McDaniels, in said township.
The freemen of the township of Penn Forest
VIII hold their election at the public house of
Enos Koch, in said township.
The freemen Of the township of Upper iowa
mensing VIII hold their election at the public
mouse OF John Weiss, in township.
The freemen OF the township of Packer will
hold their election at the public house known rs
Hartz's tavern, in said township.
The freemen in that part of the township of
hiauch Chunk, residing within the Summit Hill
district will hold their election at the Town
Hall in the village of Summit Hill.
The freemen of that part of the township of
Mauch Chunk, residing within the Nesquehon-
ing district, viii hold their election at the public
house OF Benjamin OXley, in the village Of Mes
quehoning.
township known as the south district, will hold
their election at the public house of Paul Danner,
In said township.
The freemen residing in that part of Kidder
township, known as the north district, will hold
their election at the house formerly of George ii.
Stins0n, now StreeteI's office, Lehigh Tannery,
in said township.
The freemen of the Borough of Parryville will
hold their election at the public house of Dildine
Snyder, in said Borough.
The freemen residing in the election district of
Packerton will hold their election in the public
school building.
The freemen in the Borough of Weissport will
hold their election at the public house OF Henry
Christman in said Borough.
The freemen of the Borough of Lansford will
hold their election at the public house of George
Evans, in said Borough.
also make known and give notice, as In and
by the 18th section of the aforesaid act am di-
rected, that, ''eyery person excepting Justice of
the Peace, who shall hold any Office or appoint
ment of profit or trust under the eGOvernment of
the United States or of the State city or ncor-
poroted district, whether commissioned officer
or Otherwise, subordinate officer, or agent who
Is, or shall be employed under the Legislative,
Judiciary or Executive Department of this State
or the United States, or OF any city or incorpOr-
ated district, and also that every member of
Congress and the Legislature and the select and
common council OF any city, Commissioner OF
any Incorporated district, Is by law incapable of
holding or exercising at the same time the Office
or appointment Of Judge, Inspector or Clerk OF
any election OF this commonwealth, and that no
inspector or Judge. or any other officer OF said
election, shall be eligible TO any Office then to be
voted for"
4" IN case the person who shall have received
the second highest number OF votes for Inspec-
tor shall not attend on the day OF the election
then the person who shall have received the
next highest number of votes at the last spring
election for Judge shall act as Inspector in his
place. And in case the person who shall have
received the highest number of votes for Inspec-
tor shall not attend, the person elected Judge
shall appoint an Inspector In his place, or if any
vacancy contipues an hour after the time fixed
by law for the opening OF the election, the quail
fed voters of the township, or ward, or district,
for which said officer shall have been elected,
present at the time Of the election, shall select
one of their number TO I'LL such vacancy"
at shall be the duty of the several Assessors
respectively, 10 attend at the place of holding
every general or special or township election
during the time such election iskcpt open, for
the purpose OF giving Information TO the Inspec-
tors and Judges when called on in relation to
the right of any person assessed by them TO vote
at such elections or such other matters i'm Iela-
tion to the assessment of voters as the Inspec-
tors, or either OF them shall from time to time
require"
Act of 30th June, 1871
Sec. g. At all elections hereafter held under
the laws OF this Commonwealth, the polls shall
be open at seven o'clock A. NJ. and close at
seved 2. NJ.
Given under my hand at Mauch Chnnk the
4th day of Oct, A. ID. one thousand eight humid
red and eighty seven, and of the independence
of the United States the one hundred and
twelfth.
JAMES GALLAGHER, Sheriff.